Flood Resilient Garden features a quince, Cydonia oblonga, but whatever the variety, a tree on a larger rootstock, will have strong, deep roots, providing good anchorage and an ability to better tolerate both temporary wet conditions and drought. Fruit trees tend to like well-drained soil and they dislike boggy ground, so planting on top of a mound means that water runs harmlessly away following heavy rain. Rain caught in the canopy reduces the rate at which water hits the ground, ‘slowing the flow’. A large tree also casts shade and cools the environment around it, providing benefits beyond sheer flood resilience.